Nose: Thin, grainy, spirity, a trace of fruit and a remembrance of honey. It's clean but too distant and light to say anything interesting. Palate: Sweet but hot and simple arrival. The development shows a wider spectrum of hot spice but it is primarily a very grainy palate. The texture is thin and watery. Rather than a blend of malt and grain whisky, this is more like a blend of grain whisky and vodka. Finish: Short. Hot and grainy with no length at all and no aftertaste except the bland sweetness of ethanol. This is not good value and certainly not a sipping whisky. As a mixer it fares better and with dilution (particularly with soft drink) you do get some hints of unmalted barley spirit. The official Distiller notes and score sum it up pretty well. I'd advise avoiding this one (Jameson classic is cheaper and wipes the floor with this). "Inferior" : 69/100 (1.75 stars)